02 AUGUST 2015

Teddy Stenmark was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1971 and boxed as an amateur from the age of 13 through to 19. Teddy participated in more than 50 bouts and progressed to junior national team status.

In a writing career that began in 1993 Teddy has contributed to the Swedish Boxing Magazine (1993-2003), and numerous websites including his darling project , "The Swedish amateur boxing archives" that lists all the Swedish champions at all weights and categories. ( www.boxningsarkivet.net ) , He is also a regular contributor to the Swedish boxing Federations website www.swebox.se

By Teddy Stenmark: Tickets are now available in Denmark on BILLETnet.dk for Team Sauerland’s TV2 Fight Night in Herning, Denmark February 12th where Rudy Markussen headlines alongside hot prospect Patrick Nielsen.

By Teddy Stenmark: Swedish middleweight boxer Naim Terbunja recently went all the way to the top in the prestigious New York Golden Gloves tournament and defeated hot 18-year old prospect Marcus Browne on points in the final.

By Teddy Stenmark: Anders Holmberg the head of Pugnus Boxing Promotion in Sweden has revealed to a local newspaper that he has plans to stage three shows on Swedish soil if everything goes according to plan.

By Teddy Stenmark: I know it hasn’t got anything to do with boxing but it was heartbreaking to see mixed martial artist and former pro boxer Per Eklund get knocked out so ferociously by Evan Dunham at UFC 95 in London .

By Swedish correspondent Teddy Stenmark: When I woke up this Saturday I received a email from my longtime friend and journalist colleague , Olof Johansson telling me that Swedish legend, Ingemar “Ingo” Johansson had died.

By Teddy Stenmark: Bantamweight Katrin "Enok" Enoksson is just one of the victims of pro boxing being a “dead” Sport in Sweden at the moment! It’s not an exaggeration to say It has been an uphill struggle for female bantamweight

By Teddy Stenmark: Sweden picked up two medals at the European amateur championships in Liverpool, recently, in the shape of flyweight, Samuel N’tuve (silver) and featherweight, Bashir Hassan (bronze).

By Teddy Stenmark: Well, I cant say I am surprised by the fact that Mikkel Kessler studied German, Danilo Haussler inside two rounds and then dropped him in the third securing his reign as WBA champion in Oldenburg, Germany this passed Saturday.

By Teddy Stenmark: An amateur event in Kungälv on the Swedish west-coast on September 14th celebrated the 50th anniversary of Ingemar “Ingo” Johansson’s classic knockout over No. 1 contender Eddie Machen at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg September 14th 1958.

By Teddy Stenmark: Attila Levin, who together with Ray Mercer and Joey Abell tops the big card in Karlstad, Sweden on September 5 informed local press that he is delighted to finally be back in Sweden again to fight. A country he hasn’t boxed in since he was an amateur back in 1997.

By Teddy Stenmark: Scandinavia seem to have an endless list of boxers who did not bloom out to their full potential and a few that promised a lot but crashed along the way against opposition they normally should not have lost against.

By Teddy Stenmark: We are in August already, and the Olympics is just around the corner, as a Swede I am particularly proud that we as the only nation in Scandinavia has managed to qualify two fighters for the Beijing Games.